Financial Controller

General Intuition & Medal•New York, NY

4d•$180,000 - $250,000

About The Position

As Financial Controller, you'll own US accounting, reporting, and compliance end-to-end - from day-to-day bookkeeping to technical GAAP calls, tax filings, audits, and the processes that make us more efficient every quarter. You'll move fluidly between living in the ledgers, leading month-end close, automating workflows, and coordinating auditors across multiple jurisdictions. We need insane attention to detail, mastery of US GAAP, and strong US + international tax knowledge - someone who raises the bar on quality while helping us move fast.

Requirements

5+ years including Big 4 / public accounting
Deep US GAAP and financial-statement expertise
Hands-on US + international tax across multi-entity structures and complex reconciliations
Thrive autonomously in a fast-paced startup
Comfortable with ambiguity
Extreme attention to detail
Happy in the weeds

Nice To Haves

Stood up a finance function from scratch

Responsibilities

Own the general ledger and the monthly, quarterly, and annual close in US GAAP - revenue recognition, accruals, capitalization, and reconciliations - fast and precise, with the policies and internal controls to back it.
Run US federal and state corporate tax plus international tax - quarterly estimates, filings, cross-border entity structures, and transfer pricing - coordinating external advisors and staying ahead of regulatory change.
Own payroll compliance - payroll taxes, filings, and the PEO/provider relationship.
Lead audits and reporting - annual financial statements, audit prep, investor updates and due diligence, plus the management dashboards and variance analyses behind strategic decisions.
Build and automate scalable finance processes across accounting, billing, payroll, and reporting, implementing the tools to kill manual work and error risk.

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